这些鸡鸣狗盗的手段
“these underhanded tricks”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是
“but”
这些 鸡鸣狗盗 的手段
“these underhanded tricks”
并不是酒店行业的内核
“are not the core of the hotel industry.”
“Stop wasting time on low-level sleazy schemes; that is not how true professionals operate.”
Invoking classical idioms like '鸡鸣狗盗' elevates a simple complaint into a principled moral indictment, signaling authority and high professional standards.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
petty tricks; underhanded and disreputable tactics
An idiomatic Chengyu used to express deep moral scorn toward unethical or trivial schemes.
methods; maneuvers; tactics
Can be neutral, but often carries a Machiavellian or manipulative connotation depending on context.